Main Entry: ¹crow

Pronunciation: \ˈkrō\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English crowe, from Old English crāwe; akin to Old High German krāwa crow, Old English crāwan to crow

Date: before 12th century

1 : any of various large usually entirely glossy black passerine birds (family Corvidae and especially genus Corvus)
2 capitalized a : a member of an American Indian people of the region between the Platte and Yellowstone rivers b : the language of the Crow people
3 capitalized : corvus
4 : humble pie <the braggart was forced to eat crow>

— as the crow flies : in a straight line